Black Mountain, Peaks 3043 and 3234
October 11, 2023


Black Mountain in early morning light


The upper ridge


Summit nigh


Summit rocks looking north, Date Creek Mountains in the distance


View west at Peak 3043


Descending off Black Mountain. When you see it this way, it's plainly obvious how it got its name


Peak 3043 and the old fence track


View of the peak, the big cairns can be seen


Now on the high ridge


Summit cairn of Peak 3043


Montage: cairn shots, looking down at the track, a view of Black Mountain


Peak 3234


Now seen from the parking area


Views along the (road) hike


View north, the Weaver Mountains and Peak 6100 sort of center-left

 

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